Wish you were here (in your dreams!): From gin palaces to private islands... drool over the world's seven most extravagant holidays

There are gin palaces and then there’s a 242ft yacht called RV Pegaso, which comes with a submarine that can accommodate five people. 

Africa’s impressive wildlife is all very well but those early morning starts on safari need to be offset by a little spoiling.

At Singita Serengeti House — which opened in January on Sasakwa Hill in north Tanzania — you may feel so special you expect the animals to seek you out rather than you having to look for them.

The Cohens, a French family of estimable means, bought 50-acre Calivigny Island, off the south coast of Grenada in 2000 and spent more than £100 million developing it. Only in the past couple of years has the private island been available for rent.

Chalet N is the world’s most expensive rental chalet at £231,088 per week. It overlooks the slopes of Oberlech just down the valley from Lech in the Austrian Alps.

Called the King of the Castle holiday, this tour of Maharaja palaces in India’s Rajasthan includes three nights in three different hotels.

Why queue at the airport when you can fly to Australia by private jet and invite 30 friends along?

This 20-day trip begins at the nearest airstrip to your house and ends in Sydney, with stops wherever you like. 

Laucala Island in Fiji will do nicely if you want privacy — although there’s room for 60 of your nearest and dearest if you use all 25 villas.